Common plastics chemical linked to heart problems
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - 19:56
in Health & Medicine
ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Reuters) - A major study links a chemical widely used in plastic products, including baby bottles, to health problems in humans like heart disease and diabetes, but U.S. regulators said on Tuesday they still believe it is safe.
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